Apparatus for waving hair



Oct. 30, 1934. P. SANTURELLO APPARATUS FOR WAVING HAIR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 3, 1954 INVENTOR. Pc/er 5anfure//o.

BY M ATTORNEYS.

Oct. 30, 1934. SANTURELLO 1,978,846

APPARATUS FOR WAVING HAIR Filed March 3, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I N V EN TOR. Pe/ er 5a fural/a.

BY W W ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 30, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

My invention relates to apparatus for waving hair. It has to do, more particularly, with a method and apparatus for waving hair wherein the hair is mechanically wound on a mandrel 5 in a helical path'by means of a member which is rotated and is simultaneously moved longitudinally of the mandrel.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide hair waving apparatus of the type indicated which can be easily operated in order to wind the hair on the mandrel. 7 Another object of my invention is to provide the combination of a mandrel with a winding member thereon for winding the hair therearound 5 and means adapted to cooperate with said winder so that it may be easily rotated and moved along the mandrel in order to wind the hair thereon.

Another object of my invention is to provide a member adapted to serve as a magazine for a plurality of the winding members which are adapted to fit on the mandrel and to be used in winding hair thereon, said magazine also serving as a handle member and being of such a type that the winding members may be easily applied to the mandrel.

' Another object of my invention is to provide a method of waving hair wherein the hair is wound on a mandrel and is simultaneously combed.

Inits preferred form, my invention contemplates the provision of a mandrel having means for gripping the hair closely adjacent the scalp. In combination with this mandrel, I preferably use a magazine or handle member which may contain a plurality of winding members, each of which is adapted to fit on a mandrel. Each of these winding members is adapted to frictionally engage a mandrel and is adapted to receive a lock of hair and to be rotated and moved along the mandrel in order that the lock of hair will be wound helically around the mandrel and will be tensioned thereon. The magazine member serves as a handle member by which the winding member on the mandrel may be readily operated. -Further, the magazine member is of such a type that it is only necessary to have the mandrel extend through one of the winding members at atime and, consequently, the winding members may be more readily applied to the mandrels. On the outside of the magazine member, adjacent its lower end, I provide a comb member. This comb member is of such a type and is 50 located that a lock of hair may be slipped therein and will be combed simultaneously with thewinding of such lock of hair on the mandrel.

.55; The preferred embodiment Of'my invention 15 shown in the accompanying drawings wherein similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the magazine or handle member of my apparatus.

Figure 2 is a similar perspective view of the magazine or handle member but showing the opposite side thereof and, also, showing a comb member which is provided thereon.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a winder which is adapted to fit on the mandrel and is used for mechanically winding a lock of hair thereon in a helical path.

Figure 4' is a plan view of the device shown in Figure 1 and also showing the mandrel disposed therein.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of the device illustrated in Figure 4, showing the mandrel in position therein before the hair is wound thereon, and showing how the mandrel will only extend through one of the winders disposed in the magazine.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing how the gripping means on the lower end of the mandrel grips the hair close to the scalp.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing how the comb member disposed on the lower end of the magazine is used to comb the hair while simultaneously winding it on the mandrel.

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing how the magazine member is used as a handle member so that the winding member may be readily rotated on the mandrel.

Figure 9 is a similar view showing how the winding member which is foremost in the magazine may be released after the lock of hair has been properly wound on the mandrel.

Figure 10 is a perspective view showing the gripping means which may be used on the lower end of the mandrel.

With reference to the drawings and particularly to Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, I have shown my apparatus as comprising a handle or magazine member 1, of the shape illustrated. This member may be made of any suitable metal or other material, if desired.

This magazine or handle member 1 consists of a main body portion 2 which is of substantially cylindrical form throughout the greater portion of its length. Within this portion 2, a 105 chamber 3 is formed and is adapted to receive a plurality. of winding members 4 adapted to be used in winding hair mechanically on a mandrel, as will be later explained. The upper end of the handle member 2 is open as indicated at 5 110 so that the winding members 4 may be fed into the chamber 3. In order to prevent the winding members 4 from falling out of chamber 3, in case the magazine 1 is so placed that the upper open end 5 will be lowermost, I provide a leaf spring 6 of suitable type mounted adjacent the upper end of the portion 2 and having a lug '7 on its inner surface adapted to extend into chamber 3 and to prevent movement of the winding members 4 from the upper open end of chamber 3. However, this spring will permit feeding of the winding members 4 into this chamber.

Each of the winding members 4 comprises a rear portion 8 of substantially frustoconical form and which is provided with a plurality of longitudinal slots 9 arranged in spaced relation around its circumference. The mandrel 10 (Figure 5) is adapted to extend through an opening extending through portion 8 and is adapted to be frictionally engaged by this portion 8. The member 4 may be moved along the mandrel but will be held in any position therealong by the gripping action of the portion 8 on the mandrel.

The member 4 is provided with a slightly larger hollow portion 11 of substantially cylindrical form arranged forwardly of the portion 8. This portion 11 has a helical slot 12 formed therein for a purpose which will be apparent later. This portion 11 is also provided with an opening 13 'at one side thereof and a lug 14 on the upper surface thereof for purposes to be explained later. The portion 11 and the portion 8 are further provided with a plurality of openings 15 in order to permit the waving fluid which is used in the heating process to reach the hair which will be on the mandrel beneath the member 4.

The forward portion of the portion 2 of the magazine or handle member is curved to one sidein order to form a chamber 16 at the lower end of the member 1 which is not in line with chamber 3 but which is disposed to one side thereof, as indicatedin Figure 5. The outer end of the chamber 16 is open as indicated at 17. The center of this chamber 16 is substantially in line with the center of a second cylindrical chamber 18 which extends longitudinally of member 1 and alongside the chamber 3 thereof. A .wall member 19 separates these two chambers 3 and 18, throughout the greater portion of their length but this wall member is not provided closely adjacent the lower end of the device 1 so that the members 4 may be shoved from chamber 3 over into chamber 13 through a space 20 in a manner to be explained more fully.

As previously stated, each of the members 4 isjprovidedwith an upstanding lug 14. When these members are positioned in the magazine, the tongue members are adapted to project up through a longitudinal slot 21 formed in the wall of the member 1. This slot extends throughout the length of chamber 3 in a straight path but adjacent the lower end of the member 1' it is curved as indicated at 22 and then at its extreme lower end it is substantially straight again as indicated at 23. The lugs 14 will project up through the slot 21 a sufficient distance so that they may be engaged by the lugs in order to shove the members 4 longitudinally of the magazine 1. Also, these lugs cooperate with the slot 21 in guiding the members 4 from the chamber 3 over into the chamber 16 at the lower end of the magazine as will be apparent.

' A spring member 24 is mounted at one e g 01.

the slot closely adjacent the lower end of the chamber 3. This spring member is normally bowed outwardly into the slot as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 4 and is normally adapted to prevent forward movement of the foremost member 4 in chamber 3 past this point. This spring projects into the slot a suflicient distance to normally prevent passage of the lug 14 past such spring. However, if the lug 14 is used to push the member 4 in a downward direction in the member 1, the spring will give sufhciently to permit passage of the lug therepast. Thus, the spring 24 normally limits forward movement of the foremost member 4 in the chamber 3 past the location illustrated in Figure 5. However, with slight pressure, the foremost member 4 may be shoved past the spring and over into chamber 16 if the mandrel 10 is not in position therein. Also, in case it is desirable to move a member 4 from the chamber 16 back into the chamber 3, this will be permitted by the spring 24. With slight pressure, the member 4 may be moved inwardly until the lug 14 passes the outermost point of spring 24 and it will then be held again in position in chamber 3.

When the foremost winding member 4 is moved into chamber 16 at the extreme outer end of member 1, it is held in position therein by means which I have provided for this purpose. Both longitudinal movement and rotation of the member 4 in chamber 16 will be precluded. The means for accomplishing this comprises a lever 25 which may be pivoted at 26 and which extends through a slot 27 in the side of member 1 adjacent its lower end. The inner end of this lever 25 is provided with a lug 23 which extends into the opening 13 in the side of member 4. The lever 25 is normally maintained in the position illustrated in Figure 5 by a spring member 29 which bears against the lever at a point outside of the pivot point and, consequently, causes its inner end to be forced inwardly into chamber 16. When the member 4 is shoved into chamber 16, the lever will give outwardly until the opening 13 is reached, then the portion 28 of the lever will snap into said opening and preclude further outward movement of the member 4. The portion 28 of the lever will also aid in preventing rotation of member 4 in the chamber 16. Rotation of member 4 will also be precluded by the lug 14 thereof which extends up into the slot 21. In order to permit removal of member 4 from the chamber 16, it is merely necessary to press in on the outer end of lever 25 to cause portion 28 thereof to be disengaged from opening 13. Then, the member 4 may be removed through the open lower end 17 of chamber 16.

The outer end of the member 1 at the open end of chamber 16 is provided with a helical slot 30 formed therein similar to the slot 12 formed in each of the members 4. When the member 4 is in position in chamber 16, the slot 12 thereof will correspond with the helical slot 30 formed in the outer end of member 1. A projecting finger 31 is formed on the front end of member4 and the outer end of this finger 31 is adapted to abut a stop member 32 formed on the inner surface of a finger 33 formed by producing the helical slot 30. This insures proper positioning of member 4 relative to the lower end of member 1. r

The mandrel 10 preferably comprises a substantially cylindrical stem which has suitable gripping means 34 on the lower end thereof adapted to grip the hair close to the scalp. This gripping means may comprise a plate member 35 keyed on 1,978,846 the lower end thereof and a similar plate member 36 rotatably mounted relativeto plate 35. Both tions of the-slot, as-will be readily apparent.

On the outer end of the member 1, I further provide acomb member 39. This comb member embodies an arcuate-shaped metal member 40 which has one end pivoted at 41 to the outer surface *ofmember 1. This member 40 has a plurality of teeth 42 with spaces therebetween. The free end rof meniber40 is provided with a finger 43 which is -adapted to swing down between a pair of lug members 44formed on member 1. .44 have a U-shaped spring member 45 therebe- These lug members tween which permits forcing of the finger 43 downwardly therebetween but which prevents upwward swinging of finger 43 unless a suitable :amountof pressure on the finger 43 is used to cause it to swing upwardly.

,In using my apparatus, the chamber 3 of the magazine is first filled with a plurality of the :members 4 as indicated in Figure 5. Also, the

foremost member 4 is preferably pushed over into "its proper'position inthe chamber 16. Of course,

.themandrel 10 will not yet be in position in the :member 1. Dropping of the members 4 from the openend 5 of the chamber 3 will be precluded by the spring 6. Movement of the foremost member 4' in chamber 3 down past the location illustrated in Figure 5 will be precluded by the spring 24.

A look of hair of suitable size is then separated from the rest of the hair. I then take the man- -'drel l0 and slip the lock of hair into the griplping means 34on the lower end thereof. I then :operate the gripping means to cause it to grip the hair at a point close to the scalp. Then, the

:mandrel is forced through the member 4 which is in chamber 16 of member 1 and then'upwardlythrough the chamber 18 provided therefor, as illustrated in Figure 5. The lock of hair is then slipped into the corresponding helical slots 12 and formed in member 4 and the outer end of member 1, respectively. The member 1 may "then be :readilygripped bythe hand and turned so that the member 4 on the mandrel will also turn.

The member 4 is first turned on the mandrel through one or two complete revolutions. After it has been turned a few times, the comb member 40 is swung upwardly and the outer portion of the lock of hair is slipped therebeneath (Figure 7), and then the comb is locked down in position. Thereafter, the member 1 is rotated to complete the winding operation by causing continuous turning of member 4 on the mandrel. Turning of this member 4 and simultaneous upward movement of member 4 on the mandrel will cause the lock of hair to be wound thereon in a helical path and to be tensioned on the mandrel during winding. Also, since the free portion of the lock of hair is secured underneath the comb,

during the winding of the hair on the mandrel it will simultaneously be combed. As the hair is wound on the mandrel, it will be drawn through "the comb member and will consequently be efto'the outer end of mandrel 10 by the frictional engagement of the portion 8 therewith.

The foremost member 4 in'the chamber 3 may then be moved over into the chamber 16 and then slipped over another mandrel as before and used for'winding the hair thereon. These operations may be repeated until all of the members 4 have been exhausted from the magazine. Then, it will be necessary to refill the magazine.

It will be apparent from the above description that I have provided hair waving apparatus having many desirable features. This apparatus is simple in structure and easy to operate. The magazine will hold .a plurality of the hair winding members and is of such a type that it may be readily gripped by the hand and the winding members may be easily rotated on the mandrels. The magazine member is of such a type that the winding members may be readily applied to the mandrels. This is due mainly to the fact that the winding member which is to be immediately applied to the mandrel will be disposed at the forward end of the magazine out of alignment with the other winding members disposed there- Thus, the mandrel need only extend through theforemost winding member. Since these winding members frictionally engage the mandrel, this is very important inasmuch as it will only be necessary to rotate one of these winding members'at a timeon the mandrel and it will not be necessary to 'rotate all of the winding members, contained in the magazine, on the mandrel which would be required if the mandrel extended through all of the winding members.

Also,it will be apparent that the method which I have devised is very desirable. It will not be necessary to comb the lock of hair with a regular comb either before the winding operation is started or during the progress of the winding operation, both of which were necessary heretofore. With my method, the lock of hair is simultaneously combed and untangled during the winding operation. There is no danger of the hair becoming tangled during the winding operation and no danger of it becoming clogged in the winding mechanism.

Various other advantages will be readily apparent from the preceding description, the drawings and the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. Hair waving apparatus of the type indicated comprising a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of winders, each of said winders being adapted to fit on a mandrel, said magazine being so formed that one of said winders disposed therein will be in an offset position relative to the other winders therein so that the mandrel will extend through one only of said winders at a time.

2. In hair waviir apparatus of the type indicated, a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of winders, said magazine being so formed that one of said winders disposed therein will be in an offset position relative to the other winders therein.

3. In hair waving apparatus of the type indicated, a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of winders, said magazine having a large chamber formed therein adapted to contain several of said winders, and a smaller chamber adapted to contain a single winder, said second chamber being to one side of said first chamber, and means for guiding the winders from said first chamber to said second chamber.

4. In hair waving apparatus of the type indicated, a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of winders, said magazine having a large chamber formed therein adapted to contain several of said. winders, and a smaller chamber adapted to contain a single winder, said second chamber being to one side of said first chamber, means for guiding the winders from said first chamber to said second chamber, and means for normally preventing movement of said winders from said firstnamed chamber into said second chamber.

5. In hair waving apparatus ofthe type indicated, a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of winders, said magazine having a large chamber formed therein adapted to contain several of said winders, and a smaller chamber adapted to contain a single Winder, said second chamber being to one side of said first chamber, means for guiding the winders from said first chamber to said second chamber, and means for normally retaining said single winder in said second-named chamber.

6. In hair waving apparatus of the type indicated, a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of Winders, said magazine having a large chamber formed therein adapted to contain several of said winders, and a smaller chamber adapted to contain a single winder, said second chamber being to one side of said first chamber and means for guiding the winders from said first chamber into said second chamber, rotation of said magazine being adapted to cause rotation of said winder in said second chamber on a mandrel which extends through said winder.

7. In hair waving apparatus of the type indicated, a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of winders, said magazine having a large chamber formed therein adapted to contain several of said winders, and a smaller chamber adapted to contain a single winder, said second chamber being to one side of said first chamber, means for guiding the winders from said first chamber to said second chamber, said last-named means comprising a slot extending from said first-named chamber over to said second chamber, and means on said winders adapted to cooperate with said slot.

8. In hair waving apparatus of the type indicated, a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of winders, said magazine having a large chamber formed therein adapted to contain several of said winders and a smaller chamber adapted to contain a single winder, said second chamber being to one side of said first chamber, and a slot formed in the wall of said magazine and extending throughout the length of said first chamber over to said second chamber and throughout the length thereof, each of said winders having a lug formed thereon which projects up through said slot so that they may be moved in said magazine by pushing on said lugs from one chamber into the other.

9. In hair waving apparatus of the type indicated, a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of winders, said magazine having a large chamber formed therein adapted to contain several of said winders and a smaller chamber adapted to contain a single winder, said second chamber being to one side of said first chamber, a slot formed in the wall or" said magazine and extending throughout the length of said first chamber over to said second chamber and throughout the length thereof, each of said winders having a lug formed thereon which projects up through said slot so that they may be moved in said magazine by pushing on said lugs from one chamber into the other, and means for holding the single winder in proper position in said second chamber.

10. In hair waving apparatus of the type indicated, a magazine adapted to contain a plurality of winders, said magazine having a large chamber formed therein adapted to contain several of said winders and a smaller chamber adapted to contain a single winder, said second chamber being to one side or" said first chamber, a slot formed in the wall of said magazine and extending throughout the length of said first chamber, over to said second chamber and throughout the length thereof, each of said winders having a lug formed thereon which projects up through said slot so that they may be moved in said magazine by pushing on said lugs from one chamber into the other, and yieldable means for normally preventing movement of said winders from one chamber into the other.

PETER SANTURELLO. 

